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“...(duty paid) varied between 11. 2s. and 11. 10s. 6c?. per
piece (22 inches by 35 yards) according to quality, and ruled very steady
during the year.
Umbrella cloths remained neglected during the year, and it does not
appear that there has been much recovery from the very bad conditions
prevailing during 1908.
In cotton goods generally the effect of the competition of
Japanese manufacturers is increasingly felt by importers, especially
as the average quality of some of the products of the local mills is
improving.
Wool.—-The increase in the import of wool during 1909, great though
it was, did not re-establish the exceptionally high figures of 1907. The
principal part of the import was in tops, and here 1909 surpassed even
1907 by a wide margin ; the advance in tops is stated to be due to their
extensive use in the manufacture of mousseline-de-laine. The evil
conditions jn this trade existing during 1908 seem to have to a great
extGnt^anished. The increased prices prevailing have stimulated...”
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“...increase
in the silk crop, the total export of waste for the year falls short of the
figures for 1908. The shipments during 1908 included, however, a fair
quantity of old material brought forward from the preceding season ;
whereas at the commencement of 1909 stocks were very light. A factor
which has also contributed to the decrease in the total export is the
growth of the trade in spun silk for India, which has caused a consider-
able increase in the quantity of waste used by local spinning mills."...”
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